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“It’s what residents want to see”: Surrey’s Safer Streets Summer begins

A major new campaign to keep Surrey’s town centres safe over the summer has launched. 

The Home Office-backed Safer Streets Summer Initiative will see a focus on the busiest areas of the county to bolster crime prevention and community safety. 

Increased patrols and specially-designed operations will take place in locations spanning the county, including Staines and Addlestone in the north, Farnham and Camberley in the west, Dorking further to the south, and Caterham in the east. 

Across each of the locations, targeted activity is planned until September to tackle the crime types that typically increase over the summer months.

🎥 Surrey's Police and Crime Commissioner announces the launch of the Safer Streets Summer Initiative - YouTube

This includes: 

💃 Plain-clothed patrols in nightspots
🛒 Clamping down on retail crime
🚸 Supporting young people
🛵 Tackling crime enabled by motorbikes

❌ The proactive use of anti-social behaviour powers 

This week is national Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week. Anti-social behaviour is a key priority for the county’s Safer Neighbourhood Teams throughout the year, and more information on how to report anti-social behaviour or access help can be found here. 

Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend said: “This type of visibility is what residents have told me they want to see. 

“The aim isn’t simply police enforcement – it's collaboration, and we aim not only to respond to crime, but to prevent it altogether." 

You can read more here 👉 "It's what residents want to see": Surrey's Safer Streets Summer begins - Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Surrey

More information on activity in your community will be reported over the summer. Follow your local Surrey Police Beat account on social media channels to keep up-to-date.